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Time dependent transformations in deformation quantization
We study the action of time dependent canonical and coordinate
transformations in phase space quantum mechanics. We extend the covariant
formulation of the theory by providing a formalism that is fully invariant
under both standard and time dependent coordinate transformations. This result
considerably enlarges the set of possible phase space representations of
quantum mechanics and makes it possible to construct a causal representation
for the distributional sector of Wigner quantum mechanics.Comment: 16 pages, to appear in the J. Math. Phy
Half Quantization
A general dynamical system composed by two coupled sectors is considered. The
initial time configuration of one of these sectors is described by a set of
classical data while the other is described by standard quantum data. These
dynamical systems will be named half quantum. The aim of this paper is to
derive the dynamical evolution of a general half quantum system from its full
quantum formulation. The standard approach would be to use quantum mechanics to
make predictions for the time evolution of the half quantum initial data. The
main problem is how can quantum mechanics be applied to a dynamical system
whose initial time configuration is not described by a set of fully quantum
data. A solution to this problem is presented and used, as a guideline to
obtain a general formulation of coupled classical-quantum dynamics. Finally, a
quantization prescription mapping a given classical theory to the correspondent
half quantum one is presented.Comment: 20 pages, LaTex file, Substantially revised versio
Coherent States Expectation Values as Semiclassical Trajectories
We study the time evolution of the expectation value of the anharmonic
oscillator coordinate in a coherent state as a toy model for understanding the
semiclassical solutions in quantum field theory. By using the deformation
quantization techniques, we show that the coherent state expectation value can
be expanded in powers of such that the zeroth-order term is a classical
solution while the first-order correction is given as a phase-space Laplacian
acting on the classical solution. This is then compared to the effective action
solution for the one-dimensional \f^4 perturbative quantum field theory. We
find an agreement up to the order \l\hbar, where \l is the coupling
constant, while at the order \l^2 \hbar there is a disagreement. Hence the
coherent state expectation values define an alternative semiclassical dynamics
to that of the effective action. The coherent state semiclassical trajectories
are exactly computable and they can coincide with the effective action
trajectories in the case of two-dimensional integrable field theories.Comment: 20 pages, no figure
Generalized Weyl-Wigner map and Vey quantum mechanics
The Weyl-Wigner map yields the entire structure of Moyal quantum mechanics
directly from the standard operator formulation. The covariant generalization
of Moyal theory, also known as Vey quantum mechanics, was presented in the
literature many years ago. However, a derivation of the formalism directly from
standard operator quantum mechanics, clarifying the relation between the two
formulations is still missing. In this paper we present a covariant
generalization of the Weyl order prescription and of the Weyl-Wigner map and
use them to derive Vey quantum mechanics directly from the standard operator
formulation. The procedure displays some interesting features: it yields all
the key ingredients and provides a more straightforward interpretation of the
Vey theory including a direct implementation of unitary operator
transformations as phase space coordinate transformations in the Vey idiom.
These features are illustrated through a simple example.Comment: 15 pages, LaTe
Subject age in P300 BCI
This paper presents a study about the amplitude, latency and distribution of P300 in twelve healthy volunteers (5 women and 7 men, aged between 19-70, with a mean of 35.5 years) that were submitted to two Novelty Oddball Paradigms. The difference between them is on stimulus modalities, which are visual and auditory. Usually, a P300-based brain computer interface has visual stimuli but we are also interested in making analogies between the two modalities. In both test modalities were presented 3 types of stimuli: a āstandardā stimulus, a ātargetā stimulus, to which the subject must respond, and a ānovelā stimulus. Most of the subjects were students and are naive to the purposes of the experiment. The subject is not warned about the ānovelā. We recorded scalp potentials from 18 channels
distributed in a standard configuration 10-20 system. Target P300 had more relevance than novel P300 for a BCI application.
Results show relevant differences in amplitude and latency in P300 signal for different ages. The Older subjects (>51 years) show smaller P300 amplitudes than younger. Therefore, the subject age must be taken into account when a P300 BCI application is implemented.FundaĆ§Ć£o para a CiĆŖncia e Tecnologia (FCT
An experience with Desmos in the study of the quadratic function
In this paper we present a didactic experience in the subject of Mathematics carried out in a distance
learning context, on the topic Quadratic Function, using the digital and free platform Desmos. The use
of this tool was determinant for the teaching and learning of quadratic function since its teaching took
place in distance education, due to the pandemic situation.
In a pandemic context, the use of tools to gauge student learning was a necessity, but practices such
as the one described in this paper should be incorporated into a normal classroom environment,
promoting discovery through graphical and algebraic manipulation.publishe
Efeito do cultivo de espĆ©cies vegetais sobre a populaĆ§Ć£o de Pratylenchus brachyurus na soja.
O presente trabalho, conduzido em casa de vegetaĆ§Ć£o da Embrapa Soja, em Londrina, PR, no perĆodo de novembro/2011 a marƧo/2012, teve como objetivos principais conhecer a reaĆ§Ć£o de 23 espĆ©cies vegetais a Pratylenchus brachyurus e avaliar a influĆŖncia da incorporaĆ§Ć£o de suas fitomassas (parte aĆ©rea e raĆzes) no solo sobre as populaĆ§Ć£o do nematoide e performance da soja semeada, na sequĆŖncia, nos vasos. Os fatores de reproduĆ§Ć£o (FR) de P. brachyurus obtidos nas diferentes espĆ©cies vegetais avaliadas variaram de zero (Crotalaria spectabilis, crambe, guandu āFava Largaā e tremoƧo branco) a 4,8 (Lab- Lab āRongaiā). As espĆ©cies vegetais com FR mais altos, independente da quantidade/composiĆ§Ć£o da fitomassa incorporada, resultaram sempre em populaƧƵes do nematoide mais elevadas nas raĆzes da soja (āCD 202ā). De todas as espĆ©cies vegetais testadas, apenas as C. specetabilis (FR=zero) e C. ochroleuca (FR=0,3) reduziram de fato a populaĆ§Ć£o original (1.000 nematoides) de P. brachyurus no vaso
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